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)r<»priations <ariiiMl in snrcijil acts that havr iMM-ri pa-^scd \tv (\m( 



nropnaiums <ariUMi in snrcial acts tliat luivr itvcu pa-^scd hv ( ni 

 from tirnr t<» tinu*. such as the pcrniariciit nppr<ij)riati«)ri for moat 

 inspection, for the a<(|iiisition of hinds umlcr the Weeks fon«jHtry hiw, 

 the seed j^rain h>ans act, and the acts for F«'deral aid to the State*« in 

 the construction of roads, amounting annually to millionM of dolJarH. 



Mr. Andkkson. Are those cleared throufjli your of!i«-e < 



Mr. Z.MM'ONK. A record of tlnni i- JM'pt in m\ oIVkc nn.l ill ..f ili.. 

 accounts arc paid there. 



Mr. Andkkson. For Federal aid for roads ^ 



Mr. ZaiM'ONK. Yes. sir. For Federal aid lo i<»ad-. The Xntes 

 iiuike the payments in the first plac«' and then the accounts arv 

 submitted and refunds made hy tho Government for 50 per cont 

 of the work done. That work is ccntralizeil hy the Bureau of Puhlir 

 Roads in Washinfjton. and the n<-counts are scheduled to me for 

 payment like other accounts of the de|)artment. 



Nir. Andkkson. Is that true in the ca.sc of the aid ^iven through 

 the Smith-Lever .Vet ? 



Mi-. Zaim'onk. I'hat is not true in the case of the Smith-I^'ver »iid. 

 'i'hos(> appropriations are advanci'd directly to the States hy the 

 Secretary of the Treasury and payments are made by the States. 

 However, the re(|uisitions for funds pass throu<;h the Secretary of 

 A«;iiculture to the Treasury I)ej)Mrtment as re(|uire<l hy the law. 



Mr. Anderson. The bo()kk(>ej)inf; that is done in connection witli 

 those funds is not handled in your olfice ^ 



Mr. Zapponk. Xo, sir: except to .set up tlie amounts in my ledi^er: 

 all tiu' work is conducted by the States Relations Service. Thev 

 have a detailed record and must have in order to keep in touch with 

 what tlie States are doincj. and to enable them to prepare the annual 

 report wliicli they have to submit to Congress in regard to the 

 funds. 



NKW ACTIVITIE.S RKQt'lKI.Sr; ADDITIONAL HELP. 



Tlie additional appropriations mentioned liave added largely to 

 the work of the onice. The accounts and checks have increased 

 during the past year about 10 per cent. The number of (>m|)loyees 

 in the department during the past year has also increaseci about 

 1.000. from about 19,000 on October 31 last year to about 20.(WX) 

 on October 81 this year. 



Mr. Andkkson. \Vhere does that increase come in: under the grain 

 futures act '. 



Mr. Zapponk. A large part of it was in the liureau of Agricultural 

 Economics, due to the grain futures act and other new activities, 

 also to additional legislation Congress has passed, such as the packei^s 

 and stockyards act. operation of the Center Market, and the seed 

 grain loans act. Then the fixed nitrogen laboratory was transferred 

 to the Department of Agriculture from the War Department. 



REVENUES OP THE DEPARTMENT. 



The revenues of the department are also increasing annually. 

 During the fiscal year 1022 the revenues for miscellaneous receipts 

 alone amoimted to about So. 000. 000, and repayments to the appro- 

 priations about .S3.000.000. making about .^S.OOO.OOO in all. 



Mr. Andkkson. I wish yt)U woukl give us a stat<>ment of the receipts 

 and the sources from which they come. 



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